MacGuffin Podcast

75 - Black Widow

We are joined this week by a friend of the podcast, Patrick. We review Marvel's Black Widow, and for our streaming homework, we review the 2012 South Korean crime drama, Nameless Gangster. Keith and Patrick go deep into their Marvel Thunderbolts theories, and they both compete in a quiz all about films set in Detroit.

Check out Patrick's new podcast, Consume Us. 

74 - F9 & Luca

For this episode, we review the latest entry in the Fast and Furious saga, F9, and we review Pixar's recent release, Luca. We also list six of our favorite summer-time movies, and at the end of the podcast, we discuss the 1987 classic, The Princess Bride. 

73 - In The Heights

For this episode of the podcast, we review the film In The Heights, based on the broadway musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda. We also read responses by our listeners about their favorite movie musicals. At the end of the show, we discuss the 1984 cult-film, Streets of Fire, an action, crime, rock-and-roll musical. 

72 - Cruella & A Quiet Place 2

For this episode of the podcast, we review Disney's new live-action prequel, Cruella, and the creature feature sequel, A Quiet Place 2. We also discuss Bo Burnham's new comedy special Inside, and at the end of the pod, we take a look back at the classic anime feature, My Neighbor Totoro. 

Be sure to check out Rod and Denise's new podcast Talk-O-Tuesday. 

71 - Army of the Dead

For this week's podcast, we review the ups and downs of Zack Snyder's Netflix original movie, Army of the Dead. We also discuss JJ Abram's recent admission that the latest Star Wars trilogy was ill-conceived. Before the reviews, we retool classic movie plots in a different genre context, and at the end of the podcast, we discuss Pedro Almodovar's dark rom-com, 1989's Tie Me Up Tie Me Down! 

 

70 - Those Who Wish Me Dead

For this week's podcast, we review the new thriller by Taylor Sheridan, Those Who Wish Me Dead, starring Angelina Jolie. We also discuss this week's movie news and deliberate on what animals aren't cute enough to feature on Reddit's "aww" subreddit. For our streaming homework, we talk about the rowdy 2014 cult film, The Guest, directed by Adam Wingard. 

69 - Mortal Kombat

For this episode of the podcast, we discuss last week's Oscar snafu and we review the latest Mortal Kombat film. We also talk about the best and worst video game adaptations. As streaming homework, we review the 2006 musical comedy, Tenacious D and the Pick of Destiny. 

68 - Slaxx

For this episode, we review the Shudder exclusive horror-comedy, Slaxx. We also compare both miniseries of The Stand, and as our streaming homework, we review the 2017 Hulu documentary, Batman and Bill. If you like comic book talk, we do a lot of it this week.

67 - Godzilla vs Kong

For this episode, we review the blockbuster crossover, "Godzilla vs. Kong," and we list a few movie match-ups we'd like to see in the future. For our streaming homework, we also review Terry Gilliam's long-awaited passion project, "The Man Who Killed Don Quixote." 

66 - Justice League Snyder Cut

For this episode of the podcast, we reevaluate Zack Snyder's Justice League in the context of his four-hour director's cut, now available on HBO Max. We also discuss which concept albums we'd like to see as feature-length movie adaptations. For our streaming homework, we review the 80s slasher film, Maniac Cop.